Yad Avshalom

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Jewish holy site ancient monument mausoleum rock-cut tomb tourist attraction

Yad Avshalom is an ancient monumental rock-cut tomb and landmark in the Kidron Valley in Jerusalem, traditionally associated with Absalom, the rebellious son of King David.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Yad Avshalom canonical	1
Yad Avshalom Monument	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish holy site ⓘ ancient monument ⓘ mausoleum ⓘ rock-cut tomb ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo	Tomb of Benei Hezir ⓘ surface form: Benei Hezir tomb Tomb of Zechariah ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Hellenistic architecture ⓘ Second Temple period Jewish funerary architecture ⓘ
constructionPeriod	Second Temple period ⓘ
coordinateLocation	31.777°N 35.243°E ⓘ
country	Israel ⓘ
culturalSignificance	Jewish tradition of cursing Absalom’s memory ⓘ pilgrimage and visitation site for centuries ⓘ
estimatedConstructionCentury	1st century BCE ⓘ 1st century CE ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Pillar of Absalom ⓘ surface form: Absalom’s Pillar Tomb of Absalom ⓘ surface form: Absalom’s Tomb Yad Avshalom ⓘ surface form: Yad Avshalom Monument
hasHebrewName	יד אבשלום ⓘ
hasInscription	no original ancient inscription preserved ⓘ
hasPart	Egyptian-style cornice ⓘ conical roof ⓘ decorative Doric columns ⓘ monolithic lower section ⓘ rock-cut base ⓘ small burial chamber ⓘ
hasTouristAccess	yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Jerusalem Walls National Park ⓘ
locatedIn	Chapel of the Ascension area on Mount of Olives ⓘ surface form: Eastern slope of the Mount of Olives Israel ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ Jerusalem Governorate ⓘ Kidron Valley ⓘ
managedBy	Israel Nature and Parks Authority ⓘ
materialUsed	local limestone ⓘ
mentionedIn	Jewish rabbinic literature ⓘ
namedAfter	Absalom ⓘ
nearby	Mount of Olives Jewish cemetery ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: Old City of Jerusalem Temple Mount ⓘ
notableFor	combination of Hellenistic and Near Eastern architectural elements ⓘ prominent freestanding monument in the Kidron Valley ⓘ
partOf	necropolis of the Kidron Valley ⓘ surface form: Kidron Valley necropolis
religion	Judaism ⓘ
subjectOf	archaeological research ⓘ biblical and historical debates about its identification ⓘ
traditionallyAssociatedWith	Absalom ⓘ son of King David ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tomb of Absalom → hasLocalName → Yad Avshalom ⓘ

Yad Avshalom → hasAlternativeName → Yad Avshalom ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yad Avshalom Monument